carried away with
Example Sentences
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He has it bookmarked, and refers to it during his own process as a reminder not to get carried away with fancy gimmicks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
During police interview, Price initially denied offending, but he later admitted buying the Leasingham Horse Brooch online and then getting carried away with the story.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
"If you look back at the last five games we've played, they are still three-two up against us, so we won't get carried away with the result, but the beer tastes a little better."
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
“They sure got carried away with it,” she said, pointing across the street to an apartment building with about two dozen green bins on its front curb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
“And there were near misses, many of them. We laughed about them afterwards. We were young, thoughtless — carried away with our own cleverness.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
